Australia 's Development Of Technology

Advances in technology has brought many benefits but also problems. The use of new technology creates moral and ethical problems and conflicting attitudes in society. The complexity of the issues and the pace with which technology changes mean that legislators have difficulty making laws that can keep in control of these changes.

However, China accounts for 33% of the worlds Greenhouse gas emissions, mainly arising as a result of rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, and the deforestation that occurs in its wake. China is also suffering from desertification, coastal reclamation and severe climate change as are result of their long time blasé attitude towards environmental issues. While the Chinese Government now do acknowledge that environmental oversight has occurred, strict censorship within China deprives outsiders of receiving the full story of the environmental calamity that is occurring within China. Citizens within China are becoming increasingly concerned with governmental policy that regards further unnecessary degradation of the environment. A retired party official revealed that there had been 50,000 environmental protests within China in 2012 alone. China has amended numerous government acts and implemented strict new regulations in an attempt to curb pollution and Greenhouse gas production. However, the problem China faces cannot be swept under the 'bureaucratic rug' so to speak. The problem rests with the lack of an alternative clean energy to the fossil fuels currently used to fuel China's resource hungry industry. China has implemented numerous 'real world' measures to reduce environmental impact. Perhaps the most well known of these projects is 'Green Wall of China', which is a 4,500 km green belt

Australia has persistently had a high CAD around 4.2% of GDP since the mid 1980s.

Australia's power distribution is very effective with very few blackouts and 24 hour assistance in case of emergencies (Metcalfe, 2007). Like any other country, Australia has environmental issues however it is trying to become more environmentally friendly and efficient. Australia is building more infrastructure and becoming more environmentally friendly. China on the other hand does not have effective energy distribution. Blackouts are a common thing in China due to the overwhelming demand for energy (Xinzhang, 2007). Right now China faces the problem that there is not enough transmission capacity to provide additional supplies which results in poor distribution. Coal is the main resource used for energy supply in China by a staggering 63.4% compared to 6.9% hydroelectricity (China Today, 2005). Coal use in Australia is significantly less than this with only 42% of its energy source being coal (Metcalfe, 2007). China has overwhelming carbon dioxide emissions, so overwhelming that China is accountable for 15% of the world's emissions (World Fact book, 2007). This has very negative social costs with acid rain being a frequent problem for China. 5% of China's GDP is spent on trying to fix the social costs of pollution (China Today, 2007). Not only is this not statically efficient, but it is not dynamically efficient either. Therefore, even though both countries have environmental issues, Australia is able to provide a better power supply

Firstly the Australian economy is deemed one of the largest democratic economies as well as being stable in condition (Dfact 2012). Australia’s GDP is $1.57 trillion USD and with a total wealth of $6.4 trillion USD, making it the 12th nation ranked in the world in terms of GDP (nomial). (Wikipedia 2014) Currently the Gross Domestic

The issue of carbon emissions is an important one not only from an environmental perspective but also an economic one. While reducing carbon emissions is an important one for the health of human beings as well as that of the environment, the larger question is what type of policy strategy is best for both reducing such emissions which might have an impact on efforts to mitigate the effects of pollution on climate change. While ther are options to consider which does not rely on economics-- technological or output standards achieved by command and control regulations--they are often fraught with political resistance by industry because they do not allow industry to make any choices or play a role in solving the problem of

It is predicted that Australia’s carbon dioxide emissions would double if these mines were to be built, from 357.5 tonnes to 750 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. Additionally, many of these mines will require additional train rails to be constructed for the purpose of transporting the mined goods to proposed ports on the coast of

Limiting emissions requires broad-based action across many sectors of the global economy. Australia’s air temperature has risen 0.9°C since 1910, illustrating the Global Warming due to the emissions of greenhouse gases. Australia has numerous initiatives that provide its population with tips on how to help the environment. Unlike many industrialized nations Australia is still heavily reliant on Non Renewable Resources such as coal. Australia and Japan have both signed the Kyoto Agreement which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Japan signed it in 2002, whereas Australia signed it in 2007. The time of which both countries signed, illustrates that Japan was more acceptable and ready for such a scheme and to do something about greenhouse gases. Japan was ranked 12th out of 176 countries in a 2013 Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index. Japan ranked 4th in Sustainable innovations which entails providing quality education, cultivating research and development, creating globally competitive products and services, and providing jobs and income for the population of a country recognised as environmentally sustainable. Although Japan has achieved this position, the country has a substantial amount of air pollution from power plant emissions which results in acid rain. The acidification of rain damages lakes and reservoirs whilst degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life.

The mining business is where the greater part of Australia’s economy originates from. Conservative politicians are unwilling to accept climate change, for the reason that they favour society’s values and aspects to be unchanged. A case which supports this notion is Australia’s and the United States rejecting to join other countries in partaking in the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol aims to unite countries to set limits on their greenhouse gas emissions, to suppress the destructive effects of climate change. The United States expresses that it will not participate in the international treaty due to; absence of sufficient supporting scientific evidence, large developing countries such as China or India aren’t partaking in the movement and reducing the greenhouse emissions would mean loss in their economy. Therefore, Australia and the United States will be more reluctant to adapting accepting climate change as it will negatively affect the industries that both countries originated from and have thrived on (Vanderheiden,

By successfully conducting an effective and efficient economic administration, building and running a solid economic performance and joining lots of free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization (WTO) in order to get high trade profits are some of the reasons why Australia is known as a competent and well-governed country. This economic attainment has allowed Australia to be able to nurture its development assistance program in the Asia-Pacific region. In the future, this program is expected to strengthen and sharpen the prospects for better governance and communities in the region in particular and in elsewhere in general. Australia has been working together with

Australia has an interesting form of government, but their economy is very strong. Australia’s government is a constitutional monarchy. This means the Australian constitution decides how the country should be governed. The Australian economy is very strong. It is one of the world's richest, most developed countries. Its wealth has come from farming and mining, unlike other countries whose wealth comes from manufactured goods. Australia solely depends on its mines and farms to produce goods that will later be exported. Australian transportation is the same as American transportation. They use cars, buses, trains, ferries, planes and boats to get around. The most common form of transportation is by car. In modern day Australia, people most frequently

This essay has outlined all the current positive aspects of Australian society, but we need to address the future and the sustainability of our environment for our grandchildren. The federal government is addressing this issue by introducing a carbon-trading scheme. This carbon trading scheme, where the tax on carbon producing goods and services go into a positive influence on the environment, for example planting trees. The Australian government is following leads by other countries in this circumstance.

Australia is home to one of the largest mixed economies in the world. Our mining and agricultural sectors are two vocations we are heavily dependent on, together they account for 12% of the GDP.

Is coal power the best option for Australia, as current ‘green’ energy options are unable to support our power needs now and into the future.

Carbon capture technology can recover up to 90% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted [1]. The process of CCS consists of three parts: (Capture, transportation and storage).